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the people whose homes got swept away by hurricane sandy. yes, the house republicans... ( cheers and applause ) ... somehow neglected to vote for $60 billion in hurricane aid. a move so ridiculous, even their own members were going after them >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the house majority and their speaker, john boehner >> i'm saying right now anyone from new york to new jersey who contributes one penny to congressional republicans is out of their minds because what they did was to stab in the back new yorkers and new jerseyians with absolute disgrace >> jon: wow, when peter king is calling you a disgrace. i'll say this. to kristie and king, by the end of the week... >> the house voted to approve more than $9 billion for flood insurance claims from hurricane sandy >> jon: see... wait a minute. you heard that right. $9 billion which is, as you may have noticed, not the $60 billion that the senate passed. the house decided to separate the $9.7 billion in flood insurance from the $61
the people whose homes got swept away by hurricane sandy. yes, the house republicans... ( cheers and applause ) ... somehow neglected to vote for $60 billion in hurricane aid. a move so ridiculous, even their own members were going after them >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the house majority and their speaker, john boehner >> i'm saying right now anyone from new york to new jersey who contributes one penny to congressional...
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and ryan also voted against relief for victims of hurricane sandy. by ryan's definition, if the government is rebuilding your destroyed home, you're a taker too. >> look, this is a straw man argument. the president said earlier that we had suspicions about medicare and taking care of the elderly and feeding poor children. when he sets up these straw men, to affix views to add ver sears that they don't have, to win the argument by default, it's not an honest debate. we want to have a safety net. a safety net that's there for the vulnerable, poor, for people who cannot help themselves. but we don't want to have a culture in this country that encouraging more dependency that saps and drains people of their ability to make the most of their lives. >> which part of the culture today is doing that? is part of this culture that you even benefited from after your father died. >> absolutely. >> so which part of the safety net culture is sapping america's opportunity right now? >> this is the point we keep making with benefits like food stamps, for example. th
and ryan also voted against relief for victims of hurricane sandy. by ryan's definition, if the government is rebuilding your destroyed home, you're a taker too. >> look, this is a straw man argument. the president said earlier that we had suspicions about medicare and taking care of the elderly and feeding poor children. when he sets up these straw men, to affix views to add ver sears that they don't have, to win the argument by default, it's not an honest debate. we want to have a...
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. >> chris christie blasting on the sandy relief bill. i will tell you how that could happen. >>>. >> from the cliff to the debt ceiling. at least we have o will have stuff to get us through months ahead. a few house keeping notes to start with. the fiscal whatever you want to call it is done, we can retire the wheel of misfortune for good and keep this. >> stop the insanity! >> we didn't use that enough last year, but we will in 13. here's where we stand. the house approved the plan to get us through this month, but it is something we will remember maybe forever. the mismoves and the finger-pointing are everywhere and we begin with luke russert who was there for it all. i feel like i have been watching the same thing happen for two years since john boehner became the speaker. one deadline after another and has very little wiggle room. it makes his own members so unhappy. the vote for speaker for the next two years is tomorrow. does he even want this job anymore? >> it's a fair question after the hammering he has taken from folks in his o
. >> chris christie blasting on the sandy relief bill. i will tell you how that could happen. >>>. >> from the cliff to the debt ceiling. at least we have o will have stuff to get us through months ahead. a few house keeping notes to start with. the fiscal whatever you want to call it is done, we can retire the wheel of misfortune for good and keep this. >> stop the insanity! >> we didn't use that enough last year, but we will in 13. here's where we stand. the...
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that includes a bill to help those effected by superstorm sandy. a package was passed last week by the senate, now lawmaker also have to start the process from scratch because legislation does not carry over from the last congress to this new one. for those hit hardest by the storm, the frustration was bipartisan. >> this congress is apparently leaving town without responding to that emergency. there's not one of us, not one of us in this congress that could not be in the same position. and i'm deeply disappointed, mr. speaker. and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie, a republican, and governor cuomo, a democrat, should be deeply disappointed and, yes, angry. >> we have a moral obligation to hold this vote. the people are out of their homes. the people who are cold. the people without food. the people who lost their jobs. they don't have time to wait. >> to ignore it, to ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, they should reconsider or hang their heads in shame. >> for us in the northeas
that includes a bill to help those effected by superstorm sandy. a package was passed last week by the senate, now lawmaker also have to start the process from scratch because legislation does not carry over from the last congress to this new one. for those hit hardest by the storm, the frustration was bipartisan. >> this congress is apparently leaving town without responding to that emergency. there's not one of us, not one of us in this congress that could not be in the same position....
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. >> congressman paul ryan, catching a lot of flack for voting no on the superstorm sandy relief money, in a statement, he said unfortunately washington's legislative response fails on both counts, it refuses to distinguish or even prioritize disaster relief over pork spending. dave, good to see you. that scaled down bill, it passed 354 to 67, all of the no votes came from republicans, many said they were concerned about extra unnecessary spending, for instance, $150 million for fisheries in alaska, and museum roofs in washington, a hospital in vermont. what is going on here that vote total is significant. after hurricane katrina, there was ten no votes for a bigger package. this that was passed, after being umill 80ed by chris christie, was just adding money back to the flash flood plan. not the big plan they complained about. every time spending comes up, there will be a massive fight with a larger than ever group of republicans willing to take the party to an embarassing position, this is a bill where by congressional standards. there was way too much pork in the bill. >> not really
. >> congressman paul ryan, catching a lot of flack for voting no on the superstorm sandy relief money, in a statement, he said unfortunately washington's legislative response fails on both counts, it refuses to distinguish or even prioritize disaster relief over pork spending. dave, good to see you. that scaled down bill, it passed 354 to 67, all of the no votes came from republicans, many said they were concerned about extra unnecessary spending, for instance, $150 million for fisheries...
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you throw what they did with hurricane sandy or didn't do with hurricane sandy, they are really at a low point, but my guess is they will start moving back upward politically speaking, because they are just on stronger ground. that said, i think john boehner has had permanent damage done to him by the failure to pass plan b, the way he was ultimately kind of on the sidelines of the negotiations. winners, two, joe biden and mitch mcconnell, proving as they did with the debt ceiling and in 2010 with the bush tax cuts, they know how to get things done. >> luke, let's talk first about the breakdown of the vote. in the house vote last night, only 85 republicans voted for this deal. the speaker, as you pointed out last night, showed some guts in actually voting for it. >> speakers ordinarily don't necessarily vote. sometimes they vote on big bills, but especially with this big vote where he knew cantor and mccarthy were going to vote against it. he made a decision he should be on the yes side of this, for whatever reason, for conversations i've had, look, he wanted to be out in front to te
you throw what they did with hurricane sandy or didn't do with hurricane sandy, they are really at a low point, but my guess is they will start moving back upward politically speaking, because they are just on stronger ground. that said, i think john boehner has had permanent damage done to him by the failure to pass plan b, the way he was ultimately kind of on the sidelines of the negotiations. winners, two, joe biden and mitch mcconnell, proving as they did with the debt ceiling and in 2010...
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ryan is among 179 republicans who voted no on sandy relief. the second such vote he's made in as many weeks. joining us now is professor michael eric dyson who is also an msnbc political analyst. professor dyson, i want to hear your views of paul ryan in a moment, but first, you heard the president's proposals for violence -- action on gun violence. and he said this is our first task, to keep our children safe. this is how we will be judged. but although he believes that, sir, how does he persuade congress that the same is true for them? >> well, you know, first of all it was a heroic gesture and a rightful gesture made by the highest political office in the land to suggest that our children are our most precious commodity and our precious future. and he wants congress to act. he also asked the american people to put pressure on congress. so he understood that without the will of the american people being exercised to articulate to congress the necessity of passing this kind of legislation, he knows that it will be an empty promise. so i think
ryan is among 179 republicans who voted no on sandy relief. the second such vote he's made in as many weeks. joining us now is professor michael eric dyson who is also an msnbc political analyst. professor dyson, i want to hear your views of paul ryan in a moment, but first, you heard the president's proposals for violence -- action on gun violence. and he said this is our first task, to keep our children safe. this is how we will be judged. but although he believes that, sir, how does he...
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i agree with you on sandy and mayor bloomberg has been a real leader ever since. with the republican house, what can the president do to try to fight climate change? >> well, i think that he needs to take on -- there is a huge industry that is -- actively campaigning against climate change and actively sowing the seeds of skepticism when it comes to climate denial. they're very effective at that. those are people who pad their pockets with oil money. every time that we have winter, that somehow shows we're not having global warming right? because look, it snowed. and not knowing that the weather is not actually what climate is and being able to educate people as to the difference, but when you have these superstorms that are coming it doesn't matter if there was a cold day you know, we almost lost our biggest city. >> john: now we're having the storm of the century every other year. joe, last fall, al gore called on president obama to include a carbon tax in his fiscal cliff negotiations. that didn't happen. a lot of progressives were rooting for it. do you think
i agree with you on sandy and mayor bloomberg has been a real leader ever since. with the republican house, what can the president do to try to fight climate change? >> well, i think that he needs to take on -- there is a huge industry that is -- actively campaigning against climate change and actively sowing the seeds of skepticism when it comes to climate denial. they're very effective at that. those are people who pad their pockets with oil money. every time that we have winter, that...
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doesn't go to hurricane sandy. that was stripped out friday before the vote was taken. this was for reimbursing the national federal relief program which everybody who is a flood victim benefits from. unless they've got their own flood insurance, which very few people have. they wanted to raise that debt ceiling because, after sandy, as after katrina, the flood relief program was in deficit. this is not something that involves fraud, waste or abuse. >> clarence thank you for being here tonight. >> always a pleasure. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. the truth about mascara is... it clumps. introducing a revolutionary new mascara. clump crusher...crusher. 200% more volume. zero clumps. new clump crusher from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! at legalzoo
doesn't go to hurricane sandy. that was stripped out friday before the vote was taken. this was for reimbursing the national federal relief program which everybody who is a flood victim benefits from. unless they've got their own flood insurance, which very few people have. they wanted to raise that debt ceiling because, after sandy, as after katrina, the flood relief program was in deficit. this is not something that involves fraud, waste or abuse. >> clarence thank you for being here...
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he said no to sandy last week. but he said yes to federal funding in 2008 after flooding in his home state of wisconsin. and then there's congressman from mississippi. he voted against the sandy bill, too. but just four moblts ago, palazzo was thrilled to receive federal aid after hurricane isaac. he said we cannot thank the governor's office and fema enough for their continued support. he even held a press conference to talk about the importance of federal aid. >> i was able to sit in on a financial services hearing and we were talking about the importance of a national flood insurance program. 20,000 communities across america live on or near water and that program was so important to provide stability to families. >> that hipocracy is great. but, wait, there's more. after hurricane katrina in 2005, he was lining up to ask for federal help. he even put his name right on the paper work. send us money so we can put families back together. send us money? oh, i see. you need those funds right away when it's going to
he said no to sandy last week. but he said yes to federal funding in 2008 after flooding in his home state of wisconsin. and then there's congressman from mississippi. he voted against the sandy bill, too. but just four moblts ago, palazzo was thrilled to receive federal aid after hurricane isaac. he said we cannot thank the governor's office and fema enough for their continued support. he even held a press conference to talk about the importance of federal aid. >> i was able to sit in on...
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at sandy hook elementary. e.j., thanks for joining me. >> good to be with you. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, e.j. how can these republicans vote against sandy relief and they continue to put ideology before people in need. how did they do this? >> well, i don't exactly know. i think it is worth noting that that kinder, gentler phrase came from george h.w. bush. it was a republican sentiment once upon time. it's going all the way back to the beginning of our republic. if there was ever any problem where we really had that great sentiment there but for the grace of god go i, it was on a storm or a natural disaster where it didn't matter whether you lived in new orleans or new york or anywhere else in the country, you knew that could happen to you. i think these right wing republicans, i'll give them credit, they still voted the right way, but these very conservative republicans think even disaster relief has to be offset by other cuts or some of them actually question the federal government's role he
at sandy hook elementary. e.j., thanks for joining me. >> good to be with you. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, e.j. how can these republicans vote against sandy relief and they continue to put ideology before people in need. how did they do this? >> well, i don't exactly know. i think it is worth noting that that kinder, gentler phrase came from george h.w. bush. it was a republican sentiment once upon time. it's going all the way back to the beginning of our...
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i didn't know it was somebody. >> that somebody was sandy ei kechlt nchl. sandy and etta stevens had once spent time together, nine months, twin sisters separated at birth. >> my twin sister. >> it is so funny to say it. >> yeah. it is still very strange to say it. >> this was our mom's house. >> born in chicago to an unwed mother whose own mother, an italian immigrant, forced her to give up her twins. etta and sandy were adopted by two different families. >> we were raised in jewish families. we had the same kind of growing up. she loved her adopted parents, as i did. >> i could have met my twin and maybe we didn't get along but we do. >> we do. we do. >> fraternal twins, which is why they don't look-alike. >> delightful to hold in heaven. i think we love to sing. >> they like the same makeup, even the same color. etta innocently wondered about her family's medical history just as illinois opened long-sealed birth records. that's when this birth certificate surfaced and right there, a huge surprise. when sandy eventually saw it, she was confused. i looked
i didn't know it was somebody. >> that somebody was sandy ei kechlt nchl. sandy and etta stevens had once spent time together, nine months, twin sisters separated at birth. >> my twin sister. >> it is so funny to say it. >> yeah. it is still very strange to say it. >> this was our mom's house. >> born in chicago to an unwed mother whose own mother, an italian immigrant, forced her to give up her twins. etta and sandy were adopted by two different families....
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proceeds will benefit the sandy hook school support fund. >>> tuesday is super bowl media day at the spro dome in new orleans. that's when fans fill the stands to watch their favorite super bowl players get interviewed by the press. >>> wednesday, tax season officially begins, ugh. the irs begins processing individual income tax returns, 1040 forms. other forms can be filed in late february or early march. new tax laws force the irs to update their systems and delay filing season this year. >>> on thursday senate confirmation hearings begin for defense secretary chuck hagel. he has secured support from several key senators but he's expected to face tough questioning from some republican opponents. and friday is expected to be hillary clinton's last day as secretary of state. the exact timing of her departure depends on hearings for john kerry who president obama tapped to replace her. that will do it for me. cnn newsroom continues right now with don lemon. have a great week. >>> hello, everyone. top of the hour. i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. survivors of a nightclu
proceeds will benefit the sandy hook school support fund. >>> tuesday is super bowl media day at the spro dome in new orleans. that's when fans fill the stands to watch their favorite super bowl players get interviewed by the press. >>> wednesday, tax season officially begins, ugh. the irs begins processing individual income tax returns, 1040 forms. other forms can be filed in late february or early march. new tax laws force the irs to update their systems and delay filing...
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sandy was the biggest hurricane and there will be bigger and bigger ones coming. which is why it's almost more frighten weg almost didn't know about san d's power until it was too late. a new documentary called "coming storms" shows exactly what happened. >> reporter: just a month before sandy, one of those key goes satellites that watches it goes down. >> it was enough uncertainty while we're still in hurricane season that we took the precaution to move the other satellite over. >> reporter: perhaps, some experts say, a foreshadowing. dr. kenneth tremberth says noaa got lucky. they had a backup satellite standing by. >> if there's a major failure of the satellites, that would be a major disaster indeed. we would be blinded in many respects. we would not be able to see what's going on in the season as well as we can now. >> it's pretty amazing. there's some serious questions raised by "cnn presents." this sunday, "the coming storms." our own chad myers is "outfront" tonight. it shoes how bag things might be. what would happen if researchers didn't have that satell
sandy was the biggest hurricane and there will be bigger and bigger ones coming. which is why it's almost more frighten weg almost didn't know about san d's power until it was too late. a new documentary called "coming storms" shows exactly what happened. >> reporter: just a month before sandy, one of those key goes satellites that watches it goes down. >> it was enough uncertainty while we're still in hurricane season that we took the precaution to move the other...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and compassion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. rybak. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping people
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and now we're on day 78 for sandy and the victims. you have to wonder what these people are thinking about. this is a new kind -- this is a new breed of republican now that says that we must pay for these emergencies. they've recommended drastic cuts in domestic spending in order to do it. eliminating almost all foreign aid in order to pay for sandy, and, of course, the republicans, the local ones, christie, et cetera, are saying -- and certainly peter king, what is the matter with you people? >> sure. >> we need the help. >> now, jonathan, we read in "the new york times" this weekend that nearly 100 amendments have been introduced to the sandy relief package to make its passage less likely. i mean, did they not realize what happened when speaker boehner refused to table the motion first time around and there was a public outcry across the nation, not just across the northeast? >> but you have to remember, these members, these republican members, have been re-elected with better than 55% of the vote in almost all cases. they face no t
and now we're on day 78 for sandy and the victims. you have to wonder what these people are thinking about. this is a new kind -- this is a new breed of republican now that says that we must pay for these emergencies. they've recommended drastic cuts in domestic spending in order to do it. eliminating almost all foreign aid in order to pay for sandy, and, of course, the republicans, the local ones, christie, et cetera, are saying -- and certainly peter king, what is the matter with you people?...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need. he said at this the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. ryeback. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping
yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need. he said at this the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making...
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so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. according to the "new york times," the deal will go al gore who owned 20% of the station -- obviously the deal has drawn some criticism. let's start first -- al gore's massive payday. so the former vp has sold a company to al jazeera and the price tag, half a million dollars. according to "the new york times," the deal will give al gore 20%. al gore personally. you can do the math. $100 million payout. he co-formed it. it has struggling viewership. we have the inside story tonight. there's so many parts of this that i find amazing, ironic, fascinating. let's start with the fact that al gore, winner of the nobel peace prize, known as an environmental guy company sold it,
so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. according to the "new york...
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yet today palazzo voted no to help the victims of hurricane sandy. when severe flooding damaged paul ryan's district in wisconsin, ryan made sure his constituents got government help. his quote was "i have been inspired by the support and cam passion demonstrated by wisconsinites who have reached out to help their neighbors in need." he said at the time. today ryan made no mention of compassion, noting it would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making necessary reforms. and of course he voted no. joining me tonight, "daly show" co-creator lizz winstead. i guess there are no boundaries when it comes to politics in this country. great to have you with us tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. rybak. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldn't access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping peopl
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he has leaped through the sandy thing. is there any hope that with the new class coming in that he could be more effective as speaker? >> it's possible that once having tamped down a rebell wron in the last few weeks he could have a more stable role now. what he showed his members was that a much worse deal for them and their principles awaited on the far side of the fiscal cliff, and that was why he was able to tamp down the rebellion in his ranks and pass that bill eventually. i think actually, you know, to call them the most unpredictive and the worst or whatever, you know, a lot of these guys came to washington to stop things from happening, so in a certain sense, it's a win for a conservative congressman who doesn't want the government to do more things. it's kind of a win for them. plus, we have a split government in congress, and that always leads to a certain amount of gridlock. it isn't just split government. it's split government in the era of hyper polarization when the two parties have never been more far apart
he has leaped through the sandy thing. is there any hope that with the new class coming in that he could be more effective as speaker? >> it's possible that once having tamped down a rebell wron in the last few weeks he could have a more stable role now. what he showed his members was that a much worse deal for them and their principles awaited on the far side of the fiscal cliff, and that was why he was able to tamp down the rebellion in his ranks and pass that bill eventually. i think...
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so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. he's rolling in it. he wanted to get it off his hands after nearly eight years of getting almost nowhere with it. in some cases it's declined over time. that never happens in tv. but we saw him several months ago i want to sell it, i'm not sure to who and by the end of the day, he saw this was his only option. it's pretty clear al jazeera overpaid. >> they wanted to get access in the american market. the minute the deal is announced time warner cable says we're not going to air current anymore. what's going to happen here? i mean is this going to be a colossal failure? >> it's going require more than $500 million over time. they have homes like direct home, comcast. the
so hurricane sandy was a bigger storm than it should have been because it was basically halloween. the storm should not have been blowing up like it did, but the water was still warm and when that happens the potential is always there for it to get bigger. >> all right. thank you very much, chad myers. >> you're welcome. >> you can catch "cnn presents: the coming storms." right here. >>> al gore, the biggest payday. he's rolling in it. he wanted to get it...
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there are about 100 and 25,000 sandy-related claims -- 125,000 sandy-related claims. we need to rebuild lives to put aside the misery that so many families and businesses have been suffering. it is the right step on january 15. we will be considering a much larger supplemental, a total of $60 billion which will meet the needs -- not all the needs of connecticut, new jersey, new york, and the region -- but the national flood insurance program is a good program. it needs support. this is a good first step. let's do it in a bipartisan manner. i yield back. >> gentleman from new york. >> i yield one minute to the ranking member. >> thank you for yielding. hurricane sandy has devastated new york. thousands of thousands of my constituents lost their homes and their businesses. it is a shame, and embarrassment for this institution that the house republican leadership continues playing games with this essential assistance. more than two months after the storm struck. it is indefensible that, as americans continue to suffer from sandy's impact, the house majority could not get
there are about 100 and 25,000 sandy-related claims -- 125,000 sandy-related claims. we need to rebuild lives to put aside the misery that so many families and businesses have been suffering. it is the right step on january 15. we will be considering a much larger supplemental, a total of $60 billion which will meet the needs -- not all the needs of connecticut, new jersey, new york, and the region -- but the national flood insurance program is a good program. it needs support. this is a good...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. >>> john boehner won re-election as house speaker today, but not every republican was behind him. nine republicans voted for somebody else, and two of them, georgia's paul brown and louis gohmert of texas, actually voted for ex-florida congressman alan west. remember him? the guy who said there are about 80 communists in the democratic caucus? brown and gohmert are two of the mor
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps...
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>> 68 days and counting since super storm sandy slammed the east coast. it took congress until yesterday to approve a fraction of the badly needed federal funds disaster victims have been begging for. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on new jersey and new york are absolutely furious and asbury mayor johnson is here. are there members of congress, perhaps who underestimate the destruction that the storm caused? >> i really can't tell you. i'm not sure what's going on. we have yet to see any major leader of congress come to the ground in new york or new jersey and actually visit. >> not to my knowledge, and so for -- we have a lot of people, we hear a lot from congress saying that perhaps the disaster wasn't as -- as disastrous as people tell us, where the damage wasn't as great, but they don't know what they're talking about until they've been down on the ground with the people of new jersey. >> congress is ready to approve $9.7 billion in federal funds and that's about 15% of the $60 billion package and money designated for people who have flood insur
>> 68 days and counting since super storm sandy slammed the east coast. it took congress until yesterday to approve a fraction of the badly needed federal funds disaster victims have been begging for. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on new jersey and new york are absolutely furious and asbury mayor johnson is here. are there members of congress, perhaps who underestimate the destruction that the storm caused? >> i really can't tell you. i'm not sure what's going on. we have yet...
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in newtown monday a poignant reminder of the sandy hook tragedy. some of the victims' family members and other residents launched the group called the sandy hook promise. it is pushing for a national dial bog guns in america. >> it has been one month since i lost my son, dylan, and 25 others family members lost their loved ones. i still find myself reaching for dylan's hand or crawl into bed with me to kid. >> on friday, december 14 i put two children on the bus and only one came home. i pray that no mother, father, grandparent or caregiver of children ever have to go through this pain. >> the only hope anybody has of making any new laws is going to come from the lobbying from those families. >>> finally, as difficult as the politics are of getting any sort of gun restrictions through this congress, there is an issue which we are seeing a bipartisan consensus forming. wasn't clear how important immigration reform to the future of the republican party. just look at who is now falling in line behind florida senator marco rubio's new proposal that wou
in newtown monday a poignant reminder of the sandy hook tragedy. some of the victims' family members and other residents launched the group called the sandy hook promise. it is pushing for a national dial bog guns in america. >> it has been one month since i lost my son, dylan, and 25 others family members lost their loved ones. i still find myself reaching for dylan's hand or crawl into bed with me to kid. >> on friday, december 14 i put two children on the bus and only one came...
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and that's what will get us out of this mess on sandy. but it also is the path with the rest. and the nation has to be aware. the reason we have gridlock is not oh, on the other hand, the other hand, the democrats, the republicans. there are very liberal democrats, but they don't hold things up unless they get their way because they realize they're not a majority of the senate or the house. these hard right republicans do, but only with the cooperation of speaker boehner. and that's why he has been a failure. >> and that's why that vote tomorrow is way more exciting than you think it would be by the numbers. senator schumer, thank you for coming in tonight. it's nice to see you. >> thanks. >> thanks. >>> the 112th congress did get next to nothing done. historically feckless, this congress. the last big bill this congress passed achieved something that was decades in coming. the real history made over the holidays, coming up next. >>> you know what is really expensive? war. we started one war in afghanistan right after 9/11, and then we started another simultaneous war in iraq
and that's what will get us out of this mess on sandy. but it also is the path with the rest. and the nation has to be aware. the reason we have gridlock is not oh, on the other hand, the other hand, the democrats, the republicans. there are very liberal democrats, but they don't hold things up unless they get their way because they realize they're not a majority of the senate or the house. these hard right republicans do, but only with the cooperation of speaker boehner. and that's why he has...
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sandy's family owned a music store. >> we talked to their store. she sometimes worked in the store. you know, so it was a wonderful place to be. maybe we saw each other. maybe we did. >> as happens with twins, etta and sandy agree on just about everything, including they don't want anybody to know their age. but we do know who is older. >> she was born first. you're older than me. >> i know. and it's okay. >> separated at birth. >> love you. >> i love you too. >> now making up for lost time. for "today", kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> up next, is tiger woods on the prowl? rumors are flying. it's all coming up in the weekend buzz right after this. k coming up in the weekend buzz right after this. to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. this is going
sandy's family owned a music store. >> we talked to their store. she sometimes worked in the store. you know, so it was a wonderful place to be. maybe we saw each other. maybe we did. >> as happens with twins, etta and sandy agree on just about everything, including they don't want anybody to know their age. but we do know who is older. >> she was born first. you're older than me. >> i know. and it's okay. >> separated at birth. >> love you. >> i love...
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they formed the sandy hook promise. we told you about the group of parents who gathered together and joined forces urging change in this country regarding gun laws. it's a tactic politico's roger simon urges readers of the latest column to adopt saying silence cannot only be deafening but deadly. speak up, speak out. roger joins us. this article struck me, just the tone and to hear you say that year after year the body count goes up. year after year, outrage is expressed. and you call on to -- you call on people to speak out now. what were you feeling and thinking as you were writing these words? >> that ordinary people can make a difference and help people like those poor parents of those children killed at sandy hook. parents can't do it on their own. you can't keep your kid tied to you 24 hours a day. you have to send your kids to school. people need help from their lawmakers. they need sensible gun laws in america. the greatest power of the gun lobby is to intimidate. they intimidate our lawmakers saying, well, we d
they formed the sandy hook promise. we told you about the group of parents who gathered together and joined forces urging change in this country regarding gun laws. it's a tactic politico's roger simon urges readers of the latest column to adopt saying silence cannot only be deafening but deadly. speak up, speak out. roger joins us. this article struck me, just the tone and to hear you say that year after year the body count goes up. year after year, outrage is expressed. and you call on to --...
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we did it on sandy. i think perhaps we can set the way so that the house can follow a little bit because particularly on the republican side and the house, they're just paralyzed. >> senator chuck schumer, again, happy new year. good luck to you. >> it is a happy new year. thanks. >> thank you very much. >> and as we follow the voting on speaker boehner's second term, politico's mike allen will be joining us mechanics. you've watched the live stream of the vote line on msnbc.com. still ahead right here on andrea mitchell reports, an emotional day for connecticut parents and their children. students from sandy hook elementary returning to class at a new school in a neighboring town today. this is andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you
we did it on sandy. i think perhaps we can set the way so that the house can follow a little bit because particularly on the republican side and the house, they're just paralyzed. >> senator chuck schumer, again, happy new year. good luck to you. >> it is a happy new year. thanks. >> thank you very much. >> and as we follow the voting on speaker boehner's second term, politico's mike allen will be joining us mechanics. you've watched the live stream of the vote line on...
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then you had this terrible situation in sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. the president said one of the first things i want to do in january, i'm going to push on gun control. vice president biden is heading this commission and is supposed to come back with recommendations. yet you see vice president biden on the hill yesterday dealing with the fiscal cliff. if you're going to have two more months of positioning on the fiscal cliff, how deep does the president go on that or does he go on immigration or gun control or energy which he said yesterday is another priority in his state of the union speech and really push? because the white house has to prioritize and right now the economy continues to be the number one priority for the foreseeable future. >> jill, if this fiscal cliff bill does get done is the new congress going to be more or less likely to work with the president on his second term agenda? >> well, the president is going to have more senators to work with, 55 as opposed to 53. that doesn't mean he'll have an easy time of it because republicans c
then you had this terrible situation in sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. the president said one of the first things i want to do in january, i'm going to push on gun control. vice president biden is heading this commission and is supposed to come back with recommendations. yet you see vice president biden on the hill yesterday dealing with the fiscal cliff. if you're going to have two more months of positioning on the fiscal cliff, how deep does the president go on that or does he...
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and after sandy, the approval rating through the roof. what about thousands still without our roof. coming next, the homeowner who is better because he says fema left him out in the bitter cold. ♪ ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ ♪ cheryl: governors are on fire. approval ratings have never been higher. they are handling of the storm in the push to get aid for victims pumping up their popularity. but three months after the storm thousands of people in new york and new jersey are freezing and still getting the cold shoulder from steep -- fema. displaced from his home. why are you not getting the assistance that you were promised by fema? >> we are dealing with the rapid repair trying to get a boiler and hot water heater. it's not working so well. cheryl: are you in contact with them? and calling you? does anyone come to check on you? know you were displaced in an apar
and after sandy, the approval rating through the roof. what about thousands still without our roof. coming next, the homeowner who is better because he says fema left him out in the bitter cold. ♪ ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ ♪ cheryl: governors are on fire. approval...
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but with sandy relief, cantor went and through them right under the bus. cantor is worried about his position and the donors he has in the new york and new jersey area. it is interesting how quickly he brought the long knives out. i don't think that cantor will organize a coup for this week, personally, partly because anyone who is speaker of the house has to deal with the basic dynamics that john boehner is dealing with. and that is not particularly an attractive position for somebody to be in right now. >> there is fox news -- there is o'reilly and krauthammer, bringing them down even further, saying that the republican house has been neutered. >> you know, if only the white house were this good. and secondly -- >> krauthammer is pretending the house of representatives has disappeared and the president doesn't have to deal with them. >> and also a little bit paranoid to be able to self-diagnose on that. it is not that cantor somehow doesn't want the job. we all know he wants the job. that is where the rumors come from. but there is an even sweeter spot b
but with sandy relief, cantor went and through them right under the bus. cantor is worried about his position and the donors he has in the new york and new jersey area. it is interesting how quickly he brought the long knives out. i don't think that cantor will organize a coup for this week, personally, partly because anyone who is speaker of the house has to deal with the basic dynamics that john boehner is dealing with. and that is not particularly an attractive position for somebody to be in...
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let's help those impacted by sandy and my fellow americans. >> time has expired. does the gentleman from new jersey wish to continue reserving? >> yes. >> gentleman from new york? >> reserve. >> gentleman reserves. does the gentleman from new york have additional speakers? >> i have one additional speaker. >> gentleman from new jersey? >> i have no additional speakers. >> gentleman from new jersey has the right to close. >> i give one minute to the honorable maxine waters. >> thank you very much. i am so proud of the members of this congress from both sides of the aisle who have been real advocates, who have been on television, who have been fighting, members on the opposite side of the aisle criticize their own leadership for the delay. ladies and gentlemen, i am from california. i have witnessed earthquake disaster. i have been involved with trying to help with katrina and making sure that the people who were the victims of katrina were compensated, were taken care of. this is unconscionable that this has had to take so long. i watch congressman meek up in rocka
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one million moms for gun control is a grassroots organization that was formed after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, which left 20 children and six educators dead. >>> in advertising banner meant to promote discount haircuts ended up cutting power to thousands of san francisco customers today when it fell from the sky and landed on some pg&e lines. here you can see the banner dangling from the power lines. witnesses say they saw it fall from the back of a small plane and land on the liens around noon. that normally busy intersection was shut down while crews dealt with the situation. >> i saw the plane banner carrying the plane circling. and the banner kind of flailing and drifting. >> power has been restored now to all of the customers affected in the south of market and china basin areas. >>> a veteran oakland police officer shot while on duty last night is expected to fully recover. police say the officer was respond a car crash at the intersection of east 12th and 48th avenue in the fruitvale district. as officers arrived on scene, one of drivers ran off. w
one million moms for gun control is a grassroots organization that was formed after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, which left 20 children and six educators dead. >>> in advertising banner meant to promote discount haircuts ended up cutting power to thousands of san francisco customers today when it fell from the sky and landed on some pg&e lines. here you can see the banner dangling from the power lines. witnesses say they saw it fall from the back of...
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it wouldn't have stopped sandy but i think that warm water probably increased sandy by 10%. so yes of course global warming has something to do with it. we have more carbon dioxide in the wear. i don't care where you think that came from out there in tv land or that that argument is irrelevant. it is there. it is there and the heat is there. the ocean is warmer so storms will probably be stronger in the future. like you said when you started this hurricane season doesn't end until the end of november and start of december. we saw two storms that started to be tropical storms before hurricane season. maybe our hurricane season will get longer if our water warms up quicker. >> there are so many questions and they began on first reports well before halloween saying make alternative plans because i have never seen anything coming like this. this is great viewing and i highly recommend that our viewers take a look at it. it is called "the coming storms" sunday night at 8:00 eastern. i will bet that you know somebody right now who is sick or at least a dozen people. doctors office
it wouldn't have stopped sandy but i think that warm water probably increased sandy by 10%. so yes of course global warming has something to do with it. we have more carbon dioxide in the wear. i don't care where you think that came from out there in tv land or that that argument is irrelevant. it is there. it is there and the heat is there. the ocean is warmer so storms will probably be stronger in the future. like you said when you started this hurricane season doesn't end until the end of...
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and after sandy, the approval rating through the roof. what about thousands still without our roof. coming next, the homeowner who is better because he says fema left him out in the bitter cold. ♪ ♪ making the big romantic gesture. that's powerful. verizon. get a nokia lumia 822 in red for free. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. ♪ cheryl: governors are on fire. approval ratings have never been higher. they are handling of the storm in the push to get aid for victims pumping up their popularity. but three months after the storm thousands of people in new york and new jersey are freezing and still getting the cold shoulder from steep -- fema. displaced from his home. why are you not getting the assistance that you
and after sandy, the approval rating through the roof. what about thousands still without our roof. coming next, the homeowner who is better because he says fema left him out in the bitter cold. ♪ ♪ making the big romantic gesture. that's powerful. verizon. get a nokia lumia 822 in red for free. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near...
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but what's been happening in the house in the last week or two with the sandy relief passing and also the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, it really, those things had more democratic votes than republicans, and a lot of sensitive, you know, that happens to john boehner too many times his speakership could be in trouble. so my guess is it will come from the senate, but you've got zoe meeting quietly with a republican from florida talking about details they can bring back to their colleagues. i think actually this is one of these issues where people in both houses are going to want to take credit for being outfront on this issue. i think you're going to see a spate of bills coming forward. >> scott, this is a hot issue. lots of legislators as you mentioned are jumping on the bandwag bandwagon. the lawmakers you talked to in washington, how hopeful are they there will be a bipartisan deal reached this time around? immigration has been attempted before and it's failed. >> i think there is a lot of hope. as i said, the stars kind of are aligning on this, not only do you have republicans wil
but what's been happening in the house in the last week or two with the sandy relief passing and also the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, it really, those things had more democratic votes than republicans, and a lot of sensitive, you know, that happens to john boehner too many times his speakership could be in trouble. so my guess is it will come from the senate, but you've got zoe meeting quietly with a republican from florida talking about details they can bring back to their colleagues. i...
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floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> almost three months after hurricane sandy tore through the northeast, the senate will finally vote this afternoon to pass the $50 billion hurricane aid package already passed by the house. the vote can't come soon enough for the residents affected by the storm, and for politicians who are furious about congress's dereliction of duty. emergency new jersey governor chris christie was the first to cry foul. >> there's only one brup to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims, the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. >> that tyrade led to house republican leaders to pass a sandy relief bill with little thanks to their own party. over three-quarters of republicans voted no. the tea partier mike lee has introduced an amendment to the senate bill to demand a disaster aid be offset by spending cuts. the conservative lub for growth piled on the pressure urging republicans to vote no and offering a dire warning that their decision would be reflected on the club's dreaded 2013 congressional score card. even
floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> almost three months after hurricane sandy tore through the northeast, the senate will finally vote this afternoon to pass the $50 billion hurricane aid package already passed by the house. the vote can't come soon enough for the residents affected by the storm, and for politicians who are furious about congress's dereliction of duty. emergency new jersey governor chris christie was the first to cry foul. >> there's...